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CalMac have announced timetable changes for the Ardrossan to Arran service at the start of 2024.
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No timescale confirmed for the start of the Ardrossan harbour upgrade as MSP raises 'real concerns' in Holyrood that the Arran service will be lost to Troon.
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The procurement process for the Ardrossan Harbour Redevelopment is being paused to deliver a refreshed business case for the project.
The tender design stage has identified that costs have risen significantly since the start of the project, and will need to be reassessed to take significant construction inflation and the expanded scope of the works into account. The project plans now include technically challenging and costly berth realignment marine works to better accommodate new ferries, allow better vessel interoperability and ultimately improve service reliability and resilience. (Permalink) Ardrossan Harbour Arran Brodick MV Glen Sannox North Ayrshire Council Peel Ports Group Transport Scotland  Ardrossan Harbour: Calmac 'MV Caledonian Isles' loads for the return sailing after battling a strong wind and extremely rough sea to reach her berth at Ardrossan Harbour on arrival from Brodick Pier on Arran in June 201 ... |
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Paddle Steamer Waverley will offer locals and visitors alike the chance to steam all the way round the Isle of Arran for the first time in more than a decade.
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In 1890 the Caledonian Railway established a rail-head from which its fast new paddle steamer Duchess of Hamilton sought to scoop up the Arran traffic.
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CALMAC have confirmed the catamaran MV Alfred will begin service on the Ardrossan to Arran route - from tomorrow.
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Arran's main ferry is finally set to return to service between Ardrossan and Brodick next week.
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Freight only sailings between Troon and Arran have been introduced to provide support to the island, CalMac has confirmed.
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Our latest maritime heritage story, by Roy Pedersen, takes a look back at the Glen Rosa, which took on the winter Ardrossan - Arran sailings in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Frustrated Councillor Amanda Kerr is urging a visit of elected members to the Fergusons shipyard to discuss the delay in construction of the ferry MV Glen Sannox.
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One of Scotland's busiest ferry services is expected to be hit during the Jubilee bank holiday weekend after a new fault with a lifeline vessel.
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Ferry operator CalMac is having to move boats around its network to cover for the loss of two ferries.
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Arran residents tell of the road and ferry detours they face getting home from mainland appointments.
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Consultation on proposals to develop the landside facilities at Ardrossan Harbour is to be held in Brodick on Wednesday, April 13.
North Ayrshire Council is working with a group of project partners - Transport Scotland, CMAL, Peel Ports Group, CalMac and the Arran Ferry Committee - to complete a comprehensive upgrade and redevelopment of the Ardrossan Ferry Terminal. (Permalink) Ardrossan Ferry Terminal. Ardrossan Harbour Arran Arran Ferry Committee Brodick CMAL Caledonian MacBrayne North Ayrshire Council Peel Ports Group Transport Scotland  Brodick Pier: CalMac Ferry MV 'Caledonian Isles' is seen loading at Brodick Ferry Terminal for the slightly delayed 16.40 return crossing from Arran to Ardrossan, after a very rock and roll trip from the mainland i ... Ardrossan Harbour: Calmac 'MV Caledonian Isles' loads for the return sailing after battling a strong wind and extremely rough sea to reach her berth at Ardrossan Harbour on arrival from Brodick Pier on Arran in June 201 ... |
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Maggie McEachern has lived and worked on Arran for 24 years, raised her family there and thought she would live there forever. Today, as islanders struggle to cope with an increasingly unreliable ferry service, she is not so sure.
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As islanders, we are used to occasional weather-related disruption to our lifeline ferry services, particularly in winter. Indeed, this is simply a part of island life.
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Arran ferry travellers have shared their continued frustrations with delayed and cancelled transport services.
(Permalink) Ardrossan Arran Brodick Caledonian MacBrayne Brodick Pier: CalMac Ferry MV 'Caledonian Isles' is seen loading at Brodick Ferry Terminal for the slightly delayed 16.40 return crossing from Arran to Ardrossan, after a very rock and roll trip from the mainland i ... |
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CALMAC has delayed the annual overhaul of a ferry as concerns loom over food and fuel shortages after a lifeline island ferry service was hit with a host of cancellations.
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An Arran based lobbying group have vented their frustrations after alleged decades of under investment and planning to the islands ferry network caused travel disruptions.
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North Ayrshire's Council leader has spoken of a 'systemic issue' around the delivery of projects involving ferries.
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The Ardrossan to Campbeltown ferry service is to be broken up by a stop on Arran to accommodate travellers to the island on peak days.
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A new station beside Ayr Hospital, reopening of a railway service between Ayr and Cumnock and a new ferry route from Troon to Arran could be on the way.
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The loss of visitors and reduced ferry capacity to Arran could have long-term effects, a study suggests.
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